fertility treatment

Question 1

how can we give a pill to increase fertility

Answer 1

the pill will contain fsh which helps the egg mature and LH which stimulates ovulation

Question 2

what is ivf

Answer 2

it stands for in vitro fertilisation.
first stage women are givin fsh and Lh to stimulate eggs to mature

2nd stage eggs are collected from ovaries and fertilised by the sperm of the father all done in the laboratory

3rd stage the eggs are placed in an incubator left to grow into embryos

4th stage 1 or more of these embryos are taken out and inserted into mothers uterus

5th stage embryo should go on to grow into a foetus

Question 3

pros and cons of ivf

Answer 3

pros are it allows infertile couple to have kids

cons are they dont always work in the uk the chances it works is 1 in 4

another con is that ivf often leads to multiple births due to the insertion of many embryos which leads to a much higher rate of complications such as miscarriages and still births

Question 4

why would people be against ivf

Answer 4

because it includes unused embryos which are eventually destroyed which had the potential to be human life so some people think that it is unethical